Saving and Spending

A1 · Beginner57 minBasic BasicsLesson 8 of 8 · Outline

Aims

Goal: talk about saving and spending — make a simple budget and say what you can afford.

The lesson, stage by stage

  1. Warm up5 min

    Warm-up: Your money plan

    2 warm-up questions

  1. Reading10 min

    Reading: Money Habits

    Read a 113-word text about Money Habits

  2. Vocabulary8 min

    Vocabulary: Money Habit Words

    6 items

  3. Practice7 min

    Practice: Saving and Spending

    Gap-fill exercise, 5 items

  4. Practice7 min

    Practice: Match Money Words

    Matching exercise, 6 items

  5. Dialogue10 min

    Dialogue: Talking About Money Habits

    Role-play: Talk about your saving and spending habits (4 lines)

  6. Discussion10 min

    Discussion: Your mission: the 100-dollar budget

    3 discussion questions

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Target vocabulary

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